1941 D7 7M Dozer

Nice looking old dozer bet she can push some trees over 😊

thanks for sharing do you still use them?

Hi. Yeah they both still get used. The one beside it is a hydraulic D7E. Both push everything in front. I used the E on fence line contract work and the Cable one is for my place.

My brother has the D7 7M my Dad bought back in the early 60's...I was told it was a 1940 but I'm not sure. It's had a hard nose & hyd lift cylinders added. Not sure if the blade is Cat or not....the push arms are rigid mounted to the blade. Tracks are pretty tired.... Hasn't been run now for several years, but he keeps the water out of it so with a day or so of fiddling with the mag I think it will still go.

picked over carcass of 7m1029 here. I was told it was a 1940. poor old frame has enough welds on it to make Lincoln electric proud. I'll bet it had a multitude of operators. from the looks of it, some good-some bad

picked over carcass of 7m1029 here. I was told it was a 1940. poor old frame has enough welds on it to make Lincoln electric proud. I'll bet it had a multitude of operators. from the looks of it, some good-some bad

Not a bad looking tractor at all. What's the serial number? I've got # 298 here. It had a very similar blade and CCU when I got it. Just like Willitrun said about his, mine has had a lot of welding done to it. Thanks for sharing.

Bruce P

G'day all. Thanks for the replies and kind words. Yes it was olive drab under the yellow. I'll check for the us fleet markings and let you know. The chassis is in good nick on this one. I've replaced the radiator, clutch, steer brakes, track adjuster and rebuilt water pump. I'm waiting on a local cat guy to come out and we are going to rebuild the RH final. Looks like it might have dropped a bearing, you can rock the sprocket with a crow bar. It still has original pony motor and runs like a button. I can dig all day and the temp never goes over half, she burns no oil and runs clean as a whisper. She has a fantastic bark out the stack when you stab the thottle.
Also the serial number is 7m9506SP

With a S/N of 7M9506, she's a 1944 model and near the end of 7M production. S/No's for the 7M ended at 7M9999 around August 1944 and the next tractor off the line was 3T0001.
The transition from 7M to 3T series was seamless and there were only a few minor design changes when the 3T production started.
The SP indicates factory-installed attachments - quite possibly a full set of lighting and a heavy duty generator. They worked these tractors around the clock when the pressure was on.